massachusetts has 180 days
as usual, the courts in america have to go where the popular vote and leading politicians fear to tread….
in a ruling today, the massachusetts high court determined (4-3) that homosexuals are allowed to wed under the state constitution. the ruling gives the state legislature 180 days to figure out the how to do the paperwork.
this issue is an “equal protection” issue – i don’t tread into the business of religion or religious officials. i’m only interested in the civil functions of marriage – the rights, responsibilities and legal status. any two people who affirm the status of their relationship, on the record, declaring that each person is loved and trusted to act in the [selfish] best interest of the other person, should be allowed (and even encouraged?) to do so.
that’s the point, to me.